<span><span>10081008Hungarian–Ahtum WarKingdom of HungaryVoivodship of Ahtum</span><span>10101011Second conflict in the Goryeo–Khitan WarLiao DynastyGoryeo</span><span>10141014Battle of ClontarfMunster<span>Leinster Dublin</span></span><span>10151016Cnut the Great's conquest of England<span>Denmark Poland</span>England</span><span>10181018Boleslaw I's intervention in the Kievan succession crisis, 1018<span>Kievan Rus' allied to Poland and Hungary</span><span>Kievan Rus' allied to Yaroslav I</span></span><span>10181019Third conflict in the Goryeo–Khitan WarGoryeoLiao Dynasty</span><span>10191019Toi Invasion<span>Goryeo Kyushu</span>Toi Pirates</span><span>10191024Chola expedition to North IndiaChola Empire<span>Eastern Chalukyas Pala Empire Odda Kalinga</span></span><span>10251025Chola invasion of SrivijayaChola EmpireSrivijaya</span><span>10301030Battle of StiklestadPeasant ArmyKingdom of Norway</span><span>10351042<span>Stefan Vojislav's Uprising</span>DukljaByzantine Empire</span><span>10401041Uprising of Peter DelyanByzantine EmpireBulgarian rebels</span><span>10431043Rus'–Byzantine War (1043)Byzantine EmpireKievan Rus'</span><span>10461046Vata pagan uprisingHungarian pagansPeter Orseolo</span><span>10511063Former Nine Years WarJapanAbe clan</span><span>10651067War of the Three SanchosKingdom of Castile<span>Kingdom of Navarre Kingdom of Aragon</span></span><span>10661066Battle of Stamford BridgeKingdom of EnglandNorway</span><span>10661088Norman conquest of EnglandNormandyKingdom of England</span><span>10661165Norman invasion of WalesNormandyWelsh Kingdoms</span><span>10681069Kiev uprising of 1068Kievan Rus'Veche</span><span>10721073Uprising of Georgi VoitehByzantine EmpireBulgarian rebels</span><span>10731075Saxon RebellionHoly Roman EmpireDuchy of Saxony</span><span>10741203Georgian–Seljuk wars<span>Kingdom of Georgia (1089–1125), Georgian Empire (1184–1213)</span><span>Great Seljuq Empire Atabegs of Azerbaijan Sultanate of Rum</span></span><span>10751075Revolt of the EarlsNormandyEnglish rebels</span><span>10751082Varendra RebellionVarendraPala Empire</span><span>10771088Great Saxon RevoltHoly Roman EmpireSaxon Nobility</span><span>1083(disputed)1089(disputed)Gosannen WarKiyohara ClanMutsu Province</span><span>10881088Rebellion of 1088</span><span>10</span></span>
On the most basic level, the ancient river valley civilizations influenced classical empires because they influenced civilization, period. The river valley civilizations are the most lasting and historically attested instance of the greater phenomenon of humans moving from a nomadic lifestyle based on hunting and herding to a sedentary one based on agriculture.